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Why is the wrong image showing when sharing my website on social media?

When sharing a website online, the image displayed from your website is chosen using Open Graph tags. These custom meta tags control which image is displayed on any social media site. Without them, the social media site takes its best guess at which image to display — and sometimes gets it wrong.

The code you want to use for sharing is “og:image". This tag includes the URL for the image when you share your site online. For examples:

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Note: As a courtesy, we provide information about how and when to use certain third-party codes, but we do not directly support third-party coding and we are not responsible for the functions or reliability of such code.

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